Clamp for soldering eaves troughs



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INVENTOR WWW. H. WiHison etented lilie W l s CLAMP 35 To all whom it may comer-n Be it known that I, Tnoanrs El. l iLLlS jiX, a citizen of. the United ["3 I Rochesterin the coin I State of New York have invente new and useful lniproveinents r for Soldering Eaves Troughs, oi? which the following is e specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved clamping or loching device with which the ends ()1 we seven trough sections be held together oi lapping each other while they are being soldered together at the joint Another object of this invent make the clamping device so tin it can he applied to eaves trough sections that are already supported and fastened in place under the edge of the roof oi"? the house.

These and other. objects of this invention. will be fully illustrated in the drawing. de scribed in the specification. and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the accoinpanyiug drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view o i clamping or loci-ring devi as it ap vurs when applied to the overlapping two eaves trough sections "for the purpose of holding these ends together while they a e being soldered together.

FigureQ is a vertical longitudinal section through the overlapping ends of eaves trough sections and the clamping device for holding these ends together.

In. the several figures of the drmvingz; like reference numerals indicate like parts.

It is the usual practice except in long straight runs to sup iort each sectioi' of the eaves trough or gutter in its hanger under the edge of the root before the joint-she tween them are soldered to make the joints between the sections water tight. The caves trough sections are supported in their hang ers with the ends of the section overly ping each other so that these ends an soldered together. In. solderi joints it often happens th t 1e ends or the eaves troughs are bent and therefore d not properly nest with each other due to this or other causes and in such. cases the walls of the eaves trough sections are out of alignment with each other. In such iniperfect joints between the eaves trough sections the air gaps formed between the walls of the sections to be joined must be closed before the overlapping portions or the Walls To h g the ends of two eaves trough sections ther so that the 'ioint soldered i uuentiy difficult due not that the eaves trough is mounted :l n ..l f T iinuei oi the root which Jut little EOOlTfl i. o gether.

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: hole 1 iercon. rol ed ed the l'llStFIi i Figure 1 d free end of the front of the mid projects up iljQ outside of the rolled edge. .1 the end l oi the metal band i is provided the hole 5 and a tapered slot 6 is out .i the s oi the end 4': which slot loud for n purpose thrt w JQCl to swin b d l iseutly a 1)}?(21 r.

en the ones ot p the horizon? i The clampin plied follows:

The ends of two eevrs trough sections are first nested in the manner illustrated in. the figures. 'llhenv the metal band 1 is applied to the under side of the outer eaves trough section, intermediate of the overlapping ends of both of the eaves trough sections. The metal band is held in place on into the side of the hole 53 &

The condenser g or the pipes 22, or the retorts, Z) and 0 may be provided with an injector (indicated by 0 at one of the pipes 12. in Fig. 2, and by 0 at one of the retorts b in Figfl) for the introduction of a fine spray of water, steam, or other condensible vapors or gases, to assist in the precipitation of the zma-terial suspended in the gases and vapors developed during and-by the drying and burning process or carried away otherwise. The heating of the conveyor ct for drying the material and the heating of the burning retorts or vessels 6 and c for burning the material under treatment, may be effected in any suitable way, using any suitable fuel and either direct or indirect heating. Superheated steam, for instance under pressure, may be applied. W

In the example represented in the annexed drawing, I have shown indirect heating of the material under treatment, the burning retorts or vessels being heated by means of a coal-fire on an iron grate p. The hot gases of this coal-fire. which have first been used for heating the burning retortsb and 0, may, prior to their escape'int-o the open air through the chimney k, be utilized for the preliminary drying of the material which is to be subjected to burning subsequently.

The condensation of the condensible part of the gases and vapors developed during the drying and burning process, may also be effected by leading said gases and vapors in any suitable way through any suitable liquid, say, water. To accomplish this purpose, I may, for instance, use a condenser such as-shown in Ihe particles of the finely divided material contained in the said gases and vapors are then precipitated or carried down by the particular liquid used, and may be recovered by any suitable means, e. g. by using a suitable filter, filter-press, centrifugal separator or subsiding tank and the like.

In Fig. 3 of the annexed drawing, D represents the condenser, A- the inlet of cold water or other liquids, B the inlet for the gases and vapors developed by and during the drying and burning process, this inlet I being connected with the pipesn of Figs. 1-

and 2; and C represents the various conical bafiie plates WhlCll serve for intimately mix ing the said liquids with the said gases and vapors.

E represents the outlet for the mixture of the said liquids :with the said gases and vapors. F represents the outlet for the'noncondensible gases and vapors which are not removed through the outlet E.

The drying trough or receptacle a and the burning retorts or vessels 6 and a may be imbedded in a suitable setting, say as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. i

I claim as my invention:

1. In'an apparatus for drying, burning,

and recovering finely divided material suchas powdered decolorizing carbon, a furnace, a plurality of retorts connected in tandem fashion andlocated at different distances from the combustionchamber of saidfurnace so as to be exposed to different degrees of heat, a condenser and a separate connection thereto from the upper spaces of each of the heated retorts.

2. In an apparatus for drying, burning, and recovering finely divided material such as powdered decolorizing carbon, a plurality of retorts connected in tandem fashion and adapted to receive successively the fine material to be treated, means for heating the successive retorts todifferent temperatures, a condenser and a separate connection thereto from the upper spaces of each of the heated retorts.

3. In an apparatus for drying, burning, and recovering finely-divided material such as powdered decolorizing carbon, a plurality of horizontal retorts connected in tandem fashion and adapted to receive successively the fine material to be treated, means for heating the successive retorts to different temperatures, and a condensing device, said device being connected with the upper .spaces of each of said retorts, for precipitating and collecting the particles of'the material carried off by the gases "and vapors produced in said retorts.

4, In an apparatus for drying, burning, and recovering finely-divided material. a 'plurality of stationary horizontal retorts connected .in tandem fashion and having means for mechanically"transporting the material, means for heating the successive retorts to different temperatures, and a condensing device, said device being connected With the upper spaces of each of said retorts, for precipitating and collecting the particles of said material carried off by the gases and vapors produced in said retorts.

y In testimony'whereof, I'aflix .my signature 

